Cheesecake Brownie Bites
I grew up on a steady diet of old black and white TV show re-runs. No, I’m not that old—I’m in my mid 20s. My mom and I used to watch episodes of I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show and Perry Mason nightly. I’d rather watch old re-runs than today’s TV shows. In fact, TV Land is celebrating the 50-year anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show by playing episodes all month long. I’m pleased as punch. So, how about a black and white brownie to celebrate my favorite black and white TV show?
Cheesecake Brownie Bites
Makes 12 bites
Ingredients
- Oil for greasing pan
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 7 tablespoons sugar, divided
- ½ teaspoon + ¼ teaspoon vanilla, divided use
- ¾ teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1.5 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and grease a mini muffin tin that holds 12 mini muffins with oil very well.
- In a medium bowl, add the butter and chopped chocolate. Melt in the microwave in 20 second pulses, stirring between each pulse. Once the chocolate is sufficiently melted into the butter, add 5 tablespoons of the sugar, ½ teaspoon of the vanilla and the instant espresso powder. Stir well, then set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Add the egg to the chocolate mixture and whisk very well. Add the flour mixture and stir gently to combine. Divide the mixture into the mini muffin tin.
- Next, whisk together the creamy cheese, the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar, heavy cream, and the last ¼ teaspoon of vanilla. Dollop a bit of the cream cheese mixture over each mini brownie bite. Using a toothpick, swirl the cheesecake mixture into the brownie batter.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin. Run a knife around the edges of each brownie bite, then carefully move the bites to a wire rack to allow them to cool.
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yum! i love making things in my mini muffin pan, they are always so much cuter
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Oh man! These looks so easy but so delicious! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try
! Yum
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I love those old shows, especially I Love Lucy. They just don’t make shows nowadays like they used to. Your brownies, like those old shows, are timeless and a classic.
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I love black and white tv shows, we loved watching nick at nite…great treat, perfect way to celebrate!!
sweetlife
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these look so good! all thing mini, so good, you can eat twice as much!
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Oh yum! Love cheesecake and brownies, so why not try them together!
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Nick at Nite rules! Television definitely went downhill at some point. Your brownies on the other hand seem like they’d be up to par any day.
Thanks for sharing the recipe and pics!
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I love how these look! And they look really yummy too =) I haven’t watched that many black and white tv shows…..there aren’t that many on tv here and my parents didn’t watch that many tc shows when they were young.
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Miniature desserts are always a hit around here, and finger food is even better! These look like wonderful little sweet morsels.
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these look so cute and decadent…i cant wait to try this out.
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haha! I love that these are dedicated to black and white tv shows. Personally, I would just make them and eat them for no reason at all! They look great!
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I love those old shows too. And I’m sure I’d love these brownies!
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Two things I love, brownies and cheesecake, together yum.
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Wait, hold on a second….cheesecake AND brownie??? Oh yes please. Those look out of this world! YUM!
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These are so delish! The cream cheese really cuts the chocolate nicely. Love the small size too!
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